Japanese tech goliath gets grabby with industrial automation as ABB shelves spin-off plans SoftBank Group has added more arms to its portfolio, this time of the robotic kind.… The Japanese tech ...

Originally introduced to handle highly repetitive, low-weight tasks such as machine tending, assembly, and smaller packaging operations alongside humans, collaborative robots (cobots) have been ...

If a human worker can do it, why not a robot? Swiss robotics giant ABB recently unveiled a new concept robot that showcases how the company is aiming to have humanoid machines work side by side with ...

ABB Robotics is expanding its large robot offering with 4 new models and 22 variants, which will offer more choices, increase coverage and improve performance. The next generation models include the ...

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today introduced YuMi, the world’s first truly collaborative dual-arm industrial robot, at the world’s leading trade fair for industrial ...

The Swiss-based robotics group ABB opened its first global healthcare research hub in the U.S. and unveiled a new concept robot that could assist laboratory staff with their day-to-day tasks. The YuMi ...

ABB has unveiled the world’s first truly collaborative robot: YuMi. YuMi is a human-friendly dual arm robot designed for a new era of automation, for example in small parts assembly, where people and ...

China is expanding its robot workforce, as wages for human workers there rise and the country seeks to compete with lower-cost countries via greater automation. In 2017, one of every three robots sold ...

ABB’s new combination system features a robot with a 330-lb payload capability and a large, scalable working area, for flexibility and functionality that contribute to productivity and ...

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has long predicted a future where robots would outnumber people and take over many jobs from humans.

ABB has secured a contract to deliver more than 250 robots to Valmet Automotive. The machines, which are to be installed at Valmet’s Uusikaupunki body shop in Finland, will be used to produce the new ...